Talk:Diastolic dysfunction

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Leslie Beben chiming in. Study of the degradation of diastole demands a better explanation of this very general term. Diastole is actually the sum of disparate drives in an inverse arrangement to systole. Systole drives blood out of the heart and is readily extrapolated in contemporary mathematical performance as ejection fraction(EF), cardiac output(CO)as well as inexpensive echocardiographic equivalents like end systolic volume (ESV). Stroke work is probably equivalent to electromechanical work out. Systole is posited to be electrically triggered by the sinoatrial mechanism.

Diastolic dysfunction lends itself to an expedient and similarly inexpensive echocardiographically derived measure. Inversion of methods to measure systole readily lends itself to the inversely arranged terms of injection fraction (IF), cardiac input (CI)and volumetric derivation as end diastolic volume (EDV). Suction work is probably equivalent to electromechanical work in. Diastole is posited to be electrically governed by the vagal and spinal accessory nerves.

An ejection fraction of 55% is generally agreed to be excellent. Diastole seems to many to be a passive phase. The mathematical performance of the negected side of the division begs further explanation beyond a passive phase. Diastolic dysfuntion invites scrutiny equal to that given to systolic failure. Chagasic heart failure is suggested as a textbook reference to progressive diastolic heart failure.

Thanks, discussion invited.—Preceding unsigned comment added by Lbeben (talk • contribs) 02:10, October 21, 2007

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